disdain – MSS 1
Use these words that have the prefix dis in the correct sentence:
1. They always ____________________ the meeting.
2. I will _______________________ of the trash.
3. Will the crowd ever ________________________?
4. His ____________________________is not fatal.
5. The person was __________________ because he did not tell the truth .
dispose (to throw away)
disrupt (to cause trouble)
disperse (to go, take apart)
dishonest (not honest)
disease (a sickness)
Use these words that have the root dain in the correct sentence:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
The king ____________________ that the man was guilty.
The little girl wore a pretty, _____________________ dress.
It was _____________________ that we could not participate.
_____________________, he went for a walk.
She put a ____________________ in her hair.
dainty (delicate)
daisy (pleasing flower)
daily (each day)
ordain, ordained (set in order)
preordain, preordained (to set in order before)
disdain
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disdain – MSS 2
Prefix
in
Root
lect
Suffix
tion
dis
scrip
ic
ec
dain
or
ab
duc
opt
Using the word parts in the columns, make four meaningful words. Write a
sentence for each word.
Example:
optic
_
1.__________________
He injured his optic nerve and couldn’t see well
.
___________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
2.__________________
___________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
3.__________________
___________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
4.__________________
___________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
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